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BULLS LAUNCH WEEKEND
The first annual Similco Bull-A-Rama Friday night at Princeton Fairgrounds featured a total of 26 bullriders in the BC Professional Bullriders Association sanctioned event.
Only nine riders were able to record scores following an eight second ride in the first round.
The leader board showed Scott Zigler of Anahim Lake on top with a score of 83.5 followed by Greg Bridge of Vernon with 82.5 and two riders tied at 82 (Trevor Lulua of Hanceville, BC and Hugh Loring of Riske Creek).
The second round saw the top ten scorers the nine finalists in the first round and another drawn from a hat of the remaining entrants ride a second time.
The only bullrider able to score a second time was Quentin Schneider of Keremeos who's combined rides of 81 and 71 gave him a 152 and the Bull-A-Rama Championship.
RODEO PRESENTS AWESOME ACTION
Here are the final results from last weekend's Princeton Pro Rodeo. Date in brackets indicates when the participant's score was recorded.Bareback
1st - Alan Dacyk, Worsley, Alberta - 83 (Saturday).2nd - Don McLeod, Hanna, Alberta - 79 (Sunday).
3rd - Michael Solberg, Sunnybrook, Alberta - 75 (Saturday).
4th - Matthew Crowe, Carstairs, Alberta - 74 (Saturday).
Tie Down Roping
1st - Mark Nugent, Water Valley, Alberta - 8.4 (Saturday).
2nd - Baillie Milan, Cochrane, Alberta - 8.8 (Sunday).
3rd - Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta - 9.0 (Sunday).
4th - Steve Lloyd, Alex, Alberta - 9.2 (Saturday).
Saddle Bronc
1st - Kyle Daines, Innisfail, Alberta - 79 (Sunday).2nd - Jim Berry, Rocky Mtn. House, Alberta - 77 (Sunday).
3rd - TIE - Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta - 75 (Saturday) and Scott Lourance, Winfield, Alberta - 75 (Saturday).
Steer Wrestling
1st - Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta - 5.2 (Sunday).
2nd - Logan Leask, Winfield, Alberta - 6.2 (Saturday).
3rd - Cody Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta - 7.0 (Saturday Slack).
4th - Wyatt Anton, Strathmore, Alberta - 7.1 (Sunday).
Ladies Barrel Racing
1st - Aimee Willis, Princeton, BC - 17.81 (Saturday).2nd - Joleen Seitz, Savona, BC - 17.88 (Saturday Slack).
3rd - Renee Keyes, Chase, BC - 17.92 (Sunday).
4th - Kelle Lee Noble, Kelowna, BC - 18.00 (Saturday).
Team Roping
1st - Jeff Robson, Airdrie, Alberta/D J Woodward, Magrath, Alberta - 6.0 (Saturday).2nd - Elliott Benjamin, Morley, Alberta/Jackson Louis, Vernon, BC - 6.3 (Sunday).
3rd - Kiel Wilson, Okotoks, Alberta/Neal Antoine, Cache Creek, BC - 11.3 including penalty (Sunday).
4th - Kyle and Ryan MacNaughton, Quesnel, BC - 14.1 including penalty (Saturday).
Bull Riding
1st - Mike Gill, Merritt - 89 (Sunday).2nd - Adam D'Entremont, Barriere, BC - 78 (Saturday).
3rd - Cole Harvey, Hermiston, Oregon - 77 (Saturday).
4th - Steve Turner, Cochrane, Alberta - 76 (Sunday).
PRINCETON RODEO CLUB HONOURS FAMILY MEMBER
Princeton Rodeo Club kicked off their fifth annual Pro Rodeo with a short ceremony Saturday afternoon.
The Jim Lind Memorial VIP Building was officially dedicated - part of a major facility upgrade which included reconstruction of stock pens and platforms built behind the bucking chutes.
Jim Lind was born and raised in Princeton in the 1930's and 40's. He was around horses and cattle all his young life. He went on to become a major logging contractor in Kelowna and had several of the Louis brothers from the Vernon area working for him over the years in his business, and family members say it was almost inevitable that they would bring Jim back into horseback events.
With retirement approaching, Lind took up team roping as a heeler. He traveled to Arizona in Winter and roped Summers in Washington State.
His greatest passion was the BC Team Roping Association. He always traveled enough to make the BCTRA Finals and made a lot of trips to Alberta to the Canadian Finals.
His final roping event was the BCTRA Finals in Quesnel in 2003 where he was awarded the high point of his roping career - #1 Roper For The Year - at age 75. He died the following August.
When the Princeton Rodeo Club was involved in the Pony Express to Tonasket, Lind was always ready to supply a couple of horses and his rig and would pick up and transfer horses on the way to or from the US Border.
Whenever called he would bring his service truck and welder to Princeton to build and repair the rodeo grounds.
After Jim's death, his wife Isabelle asked the club if there was anything they wanted to do at the rodeo grounds as a lasting memorial. It was decided that an overhaul in the stock pens behind the bucking chutes was needed as well as a permanent VIP building for rodeo contestants, workers and sponsors.
Isabelle, Jim's lifelong wife and companion, got the ball rolling with a generous donation followed by a memorial team roping event at the grounds last fall.
Corporate grants and support from the Town of Princeton ensured the project would be done.
Work was completed in time for the weekend of the Pro Rodeo thanks to many of Jim's family members along with old and new friends offering labour and expertise.
